Now that the tent is on the way, I'm already looking for the stuff that will go in it, and that includes a wood stove for heating it.
Looking around, I see that US-made models, as expected, are quite a bit more expensive than Chinese stuff -- $400-600 versus $100-200.
While reviews seem to suggest that there's no substantial safety gap between the two types, I prefer the American models better because they're made of heavier metal and just look cooler. While I do plan to floor the tent with whatever "fake Persian" rugs I happen to come across, I'd kind of like a classy stove.
AND!
This is where the used market comes in. I suspect I can find a used US-made stove on e.g. Facebook or Craigslist at a comparable price to, or even better price than, a brand new Chinese rig. This is north central Florida and I see a lot of hunting and camping gear in those venues. In fact, the Jayco pop-up camper was a "hunting cabin" for many years before I bought it.
I may not limit myself to stoves that are advertised as specifically made for tent use. As long as the flue fits the tent's stove jack, I could (pending safety research) lay down a stone "floor" underneath an antique house stove (I'll probably need to do that even under one of the new ones). I spent many winter hours hovering close to the wood stove in my grandparents' farmhouse, as it was the only heat source in a large two-story building.
I've been thinking of the wood stove as just a better heat source than an electric space heater, but it occurred to me this morning that I can also use a tea kettle or "moka pot" coffee brewer with it, saving me trips inside the main house for beverage replenishment. While I sometimes eat at my desk, I don't store food in the camper office because that might attract critters. But a canister of coffee or tea doesn't sound problematic in that regard.
